The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that federal appeals courts must defer to the findings of immigration courts, rather than do their own fact-finding, when reviewing asylum claims, confirming the federal courts’ limited role in immigration disputes even as courts try to find other ways into immigration cases across the country. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson […]

House Democrats put Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on the spot in a congressional hearing on Wednesday when they asked repeatedly if she was having an extramarital relationship with special government employee Corey Lewandowski. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) asked Noem in a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Wednesday afternoon if the secretary was having […]

The National Capital Planning Commission released more than 9,000 pages of public comments opposing President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project ahead of a Thursday public hearing.  The U.S. Commission on Fine Arts and the NCPC are overseeing the controversial ballroom’s construction. In January, the Trump-stacked CFA approved the ballroom. The NCPC’s Thursday meeting will […]

President Donald Trump is taking part in a White House event focused on pressing large technology corporations to sign a pledge ensuring they ward off higher electricity bills tied to data center power demand. The president’s event is set to start at 3 p.m. and is expected to feature leaders of Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, […]